Comment on NYC Mayor Adams sues Texas bus companies for transporting migrants to sanctuary city, seeks $700 million

• jimbolauski@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Do you have evidence of illegals being forced on the busses?

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  • themeatbridge@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    These people? Not yet, this just happened.

    But these people were deceived. Kidnapping by deception is the legal equivalent of using force.

    nbcnews.com/…/migrants-landed-marthas-vineyard-tr…

    Some people have reported being intimidated, some have said that they were told there would be services, some report being told that it was going to expedite their asylum process.

    None of these people have committed a crime. Existence is not illegal. It is not a crime to cross the border. It is not a crime to seek asylum. There’s a process, and all of these people are going through it. They have case numbers and wristbands with their info on it. Calling them “illegals” is both dishonest and reveals your own prejudice. If they had been denied asylum in court, then they would be deported.

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    • wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It is a crime to cross the border. Where did you come up with that horse shit?

      justice.gov/…/criminal-resource-manual-1911-8-usc….

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      • themeatbridge@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Did you not even bother to read your own link?

        improper entry into the United States by an alien

        Proper entry includes crossing the border and asking for asylum. There is no crime committed until and unless the person attempts to circumvent the immigration or asylum process. The act of crossing the border by itself is not enough.

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    • OnlyTakesLs@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Illegally immigrating is illegal. It is a crime to cross the border with authorization. Claiming asylum when you get caught does not absolve you of that.

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    • jimbolauski@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Accusations are not evidence.

      Entering a country illegally is … Illegal.

      Crossing the border illegally is … Illegal.

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      • themeatbridge@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        There’s no such thing as entering the country illegally or crossing the border illegally. These are inventions of xenophobic politicians trying to make you fear outsiders. It is illegal to circumvent the immigration process, or to fail to follow the application process for asylum. But you can cross the border and then apply for immigration or asylum without committing a crime.

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